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India’s first locomotive train launched in 1895, check when it was withdrawn from service

Those who want to know about the first train in India, it is here to inform you that the country’s first locomotive train was built in India and it was named as the F-734 and it was launched into service in 1895.

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Edited By: Manmath Nayak @manmathnayak2
Published on: February 10, 2025 17:57 IST
India’s first locomotive train was built in India and it was named as the F-734 and it was launched into service in 1895.
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India’s first locomotive train was built in India and it was named as the F-734 and it was launched into service in 1895.
Manufactured at the Ajmer Workshop of the North Western Railway, the F-734 was based on the F class engines built by Dubbs and Company in Glasgow, UK in 1875.
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Manufactured at the Ajmer Workshop of the North Western Railway, the F-734 was based on the F class engines built by Dubbs and Company in Glasgow, UK in 1875.
In those days, India was importing British locomotive parts for assembly for four decades before the F-734 was built. 
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In those days, India was importing British locomotive parts for assembly for four decades before the F-734 was built. 
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For the information of the train passengers, the F-734 locomotive train was used on the Rajputana Malwa Railway, which connected Delhi, Ajmer, Indore, and Ahmedabad. This train was used as both passenger and goods trains.
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For the information of the train passengers, the F-734 locomotive train was used on the Rajputana Malwa Railway, which connected Delhi, Ajmer, Indore, and Ahmedabad. This train was used as both passenger and goods trains.
With the passage of time, the F-734 locomotive train was withdrawn from service in 1958 after 63 years of service.  The train is now preserved at the National Rail Museum in New Delhi. 
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With the passage of time, the F-734 locomotive train was withdrawn from service in 1958 after 63 years of service.  The train is now preserved at the National Rail Museum in New Delhi. 
Notably, the F-734 was the first indigenously made locomotive in India and was deployed on the Rajputana Malwa Railway, a 1,000 mm train line that connected Delhi with Ajmer and Ajmer with Indore and Ahmedabad.
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Notably, the F-734 was the first indigenously made locomotive in India and was deployed on the Rajputana Malwa Railway, a 1,000 mm train line that connected Delhi with Ajmer and Ajmer with Indore and Ahmedabad.
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Later, the Bombay Baroda & Central India Railway took over the locomotive, where it provided passenger as well as cargo traffic from Delhi to Indore and up to Ahmedabad.
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Later, the Bombay Baroda & Central India Railway took over the locomotive, where it provided passenger as well as cargo traffic from Delhi to Indore and up to Ahmedabad.
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